Legislation · 118th Congress · Nov 13, 2024

Where the 118th Congress’s bills stood at month 22

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How far 15,716 bills had gotten

At month 22 · Nov 13, 2024

In committee 14,409 92%
Sent to committee, never taken up13,479 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out930 6%Approved by committee556 4%Passed the House or Senate618 4%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed12 <1%Became law106 <1%12 ceremonial

12 of 106 were ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

92% of the 118th Congress’s bills had not left committee at month 22. 1 in 148 had become law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 13, 2024 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

23Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
12Vetoedby the President
12Veto upheldof the 12 vetoed
0Committee recommended against ita committee reported it unfavorably

Routes around committee

206Skipped committeeof the 751 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
44forced out of committee, by petition or Senate rule12 by petition or motion, 32 by Senate Rule XIV

Veto upheld is part of vetoed. A count of 0 has no list to open. Skipped committee usually means suspension of the rules or unanimous consent; discharge is by House petition or Senate Rule XIV.

How far bills get, by lobbying

Each group by stage reached · colors as in the bar above

No lobbying on file9,241 bills · 7% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,540 bills · 8% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied829 bills · 20% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee about three times as often as bills with no lobbying on file.

Counts organizations that reported lobbying on a bill, once each, from filings made before the bill left committee. Only organizations with a PAC on file are counted (about 2,200), so universities, hospitals, local governments and most nonprofits are left out and “no lobbying on file” can include bills others lobbied on. Set aside: 106 must-pass bills (spending, defense, stopgap, budget) and the handful of bills lobbied by more organizations than almost any other (12 became law).

Lobbying disclosure filings public by that date · 118th at month 22 Method

How long they take

median days10th–90th

Introduced → approved by committee125 days
14,409 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber13 days
556 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both83 days
618 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law9 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 125 days.

Medians use only bills that made the step.

Action dates · 118th at month 22 Method

How long they are

Words (each step is 10 times longer) · bills per bar

median 529
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestH.R. 9161Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2024266,084 words

The median bill is 529 words; 3 are over 200,000.

Latest text version on file, which can be newer than this point in the Congress. 113 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 118th at month 22 Method

Every bill

556 bills · latest action first

Stage: Approved by committeeClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
H.R. 4766Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023RPatrick T. McHenry NCJul 20, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.2k words116
S. 1651Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity ActDJeanne Shaheen NHMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee15k words50
S. 1829Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJun 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.6k words342
S. 1881Restoring Sovereignty and Human Rights in Nicaragua Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLJun 8, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.6k words20
S. 2336MISSILES ActDRobert Menendez NJJul 18, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.6k words32
S. 2626MAHSA ActRMarco Rubio FLJul 27, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee5.1k words121
S. 3235End Iranian Terrorism Act of 2024RJames E. Risch IDNov 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee3.6k words150
S. 3854International Freedom Protection ActDBenjamin L. Cardin MDFeb 29, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee8.7k words11
S. 3874Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2024RMarco Rubio FLMar 5, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee11k words21
S. 618United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024DChristopher A. Coons DEMar 1, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee8.5k words111
H.R. 1747Blockchain Regulatory Certainty ActRTom Emmer MNMar 23, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee432 words12
H.R. 3325Recruit and Retain Act of 2024RWesley Hunt TXMay 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee951 words170
S. 3738GLRI Act of 2024DDebbie Stabenow MIFeb 6, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committeeText pending100
H.R. 7683Respecting the First Amendment on Campus ActRBrandon Williams NYMar 15, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee4.7k words190
H.R. 4555Federal Election Audit ActRGregory F. Murphy NCJul 11, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee442 words00
H.R. 4460NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act of 2023RH. Morgan Griffith VAJul 3, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.7k words40
H.R. 4486Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities ActRMike Garcia CAJul 6, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee244 words00
H.R. 7626Affordable Air Conditioning ActRDan Crenshaw TXMar 12, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee472 words02
H.R. 7645Clothes Dryer Reliability ActRMike Ezell MSMar 13, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee465 words02
H.R. 7673Liberty in Laundry ActRAndrew Ogles TNMar 13, 2024SubstantiveApproved by committee465 words22
S. 673Small Business Child Care Investment ActDJacky Rosen NVMar 7, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee627 words53
S. 1271FEND Off Fentanyl ActRTim Scott SCApr 25, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee6.7k words611
S. 1662Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance ActRJohn Barrasso WYMay 17, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee1.3k words10
S. 1955Great Salt Lake Stewardship ActRMike Lee UTJun 13, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee159 words10
S. 2003REPO for Ukrainians ActRJames E. Risch IDJun 15, 2023SubstantiveApproved by committee12k words220

Congress.gov bill status · 118th at month 22 · 25 bills a page · cosponsors and word counts are the latest on file